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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Michigan Public listener Michael Feiten of Highland, Mich., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

President Trump wants to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the National Park Service budget this year and much more next year. The effort is facing bipartisan criticism.

Previous winners say the spelling bee has become much more competitive and credit television with making it a cultural phenomenon each year.

Government forces retook the capital city from rebel troops in April. Now comes the task of rebuilding what was once a bustling metropolis on the Nile.

Hells Canyon is the deepest river canyon in the United States. Now scientists have solved the mystery of when it formed.

The Trump administration's new travel ban puts a full ban on 12 countries and partial restrictions on seven others. NPR looks at why the White House may have chosen the countries that it did.

Former FDA chief Dr. David Kessler says the new weight-loss drugs are a powerful tool to fight obesity. But they come with pitfalls. Here's his tips for how to use them successfully.

Commerce Department employees who were fired, reinstated, and fired again learned belatedly that their health insurance has been cut off. Some had already racked up thousands in medical bills.

The number of people in ICE detention has grown, and detention facilities are over capacity. So the government is intensifying its hunt for more space, and local police are playing a bigger role.

Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson of Short Wave talk about humans' unique breathing patterns, how a hotter planet worsens droughts, and the diets of dinosaurs.

President Trump's travel ban on citizens from 12 countries went into effect today. Reaction to the ban has been more muted than to the bans of Trump's first term.

The Trump administration continues to target foreign nationals looking to attend U.S. universities. Here's a closer look at who these students are, where they come from and what they study.